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Joe Lewis (March 7, 1944 – August 31, 2012) was an American martial artist, professional kickboxer and actor. Originally a practitioner of Shōrin-ryū karate and champion in point sparring competitions, he became one of the fathers of full contact karate and kickboxing in the United States, and is credited with popularizing the combat sport in North America.
Many great tournament fighters earned their stripes at this tournament, including Chuck Norris, Andy Ah Po, Tony Martinez Sr., Mike Stone, Joe Lewis, Jim Kelly, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Billy Blanks, Jerry Piddington, and "Superfoot" Bill Wallace.
Joe Lewis defeated Vic Moore in the heavyweight category; Mike Stone beat Bob Tiani in the light-heavyweight category; Chuck Norris defeated Louis Delgado in the middleweight categories Banks predicted Norris would become famous when he picked himself up after Delgado almost knocked Norris out with illegal contact.
In 1966, Steen won the Long Beach International Karate Championships, in the process defeating both Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis. [citation needed] In 1967 Steen retired from Karate competition. Following his retirement from competition, Steen remained active as promoter of the Karate.
Every kid who's ever been bullied at school found a relatable story in Sidekicks, the Chuck Norris movie that was released stateside 30 years ago this month.It depicted high school student Barry ...
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Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. [1] After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do.
CHUCK NORRIS JUST turned 84 years old, but in his own words, feels like he's at least 30 years younger. The actor and martial artist, who gained a reputation as one of the toughest guys in pop ...